1580s, from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus "pertaining to science," from Latin scientia "knowledge" (see science) + -ficus "making" + facere "to make" (see factitious). Originally used to translate Greek epistemonikos "making knowledge" in Aristotle's "Ethics."
Sciential (mid-15c., "based on knowledge," from Latin scientialis) is the classical purists' choice for an adjective based on science. Scientic (1540s) and scient (late 15c.) also have been used. First record of scientific revolution is from 1803; scientific method is from 1854; scientific notation is from 1961. Related: Scientifical; scientifically.
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1. The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions.
该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。
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2. People use scientific terms with no clear idea of their meaning.
人们使用科学术语，但并非很清楚其含义。
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3. Many, if not most, scientific papers are presented orally at scientific meetings.
许多科学论文，即便不是大多数，都是以口头形式在科学会议上发表的。
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4. Scientific development meant the growth of numerous professions ancillary to medicine.
科技发展意味着许多医学衍生职业的增长。
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5. There are problems in recruiting suitably qualified scientific officers for NHS laboratories.
